Infertility, Varicocele
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is to set the place of microsurgery in surgical treatment od varicocele in infertile male. Fourty patients will undergo microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy while the control group consisting of 20 patients wil undergo laparoscopic varicocelectomy.
Interventions
PROCEDURElaparoscopic varicocelectomy
Sponsors
Medical University of Warsaw
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* clinical varicocele * infertility duration of min one year * poor semen quality * otherwise unexplained infertility in the couple
Exclusion criteria
* female infertility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pregnancy rate after the intervention | one yaer after the intervention |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed